Wow I would totally buy a beer with unicorns and rainbows on the label, just becaue that's so hilarious.
Well clearly it is good marketing because they appear to be selling beer in every state in the nation. But to me I hate their design, I don't care if a fist pump is integral to your company mission I am sick of looking at it. I do dig the Morimoto labels, but those are the exception. I still don't buy those either because I think their beer sucks out loud.They are not all the same. The fist pump is an integral part of their company creed/mission, therefore it is on most of their bottles. Continuity is something that sells product...it's good marketing. Their design is top notch, and they clearly take time and are creative, and I'd think painted/screened labels should reflect that.
Check out the Morimoto "labels" and tell me that's not good design.
http://www.rogue.com/beers/morimoto-soba-ale.php
And I'm no crazy Rogue lover, but based on the ridiculous number of awards, I'd say the beer is a little better than "mediocre at best."
Another one that irritates me is those Rogue labels, they always just have somebody on there with a beer in one hand and their other hand making a first in the air. They literally could not be less creative. A chili beer so they put a dude in a sombrero, Shakespeare stout so they have a fella who looks like Shakespeare...really? That's it? It doesn't help that they are printed on so they aren't easy to reuse and the beer is mediocre at best. No Rogue for me thank you.
It goes without saying that I now studiously avoid any beers sporting labels depicting horses, or even just the word Kentucky.
Haha and you should my friend...and you should. It cracks me up when people don't get my avatar and probably just assume I'm some weird horse enthusiast or some ****.If I saw a beer with a label like Tonedef's avatar, I definitely would steer clear of it. Yikes.
That's funny, thier beer gives me the same impression.I might say that the Magic Hat labels give the impression of a firm that's more interesting in marketing than in making good beer
Magic Hat labels have always annoyed me, and generally kept me from buying their beer. The majority of the time there isn't even an indication of what style the beer is.
That's funny, thier beer gives me the same impression.
Yeah I am not ashamed to admit I am totally biased towards cans. On things like Fat Tire where it is availible in bottles or cans...you would have to be nuts to choose the bottles.Bottles? Pass me a can of Oskar Blues any day. And personally, I love the messages that the canners write on the bottoms of them.
Meh. I'm more than a little surprised to see people being so heavily influenced by beer labels. I don't particularly care for the fish on Bell's Two Hearted Ale, but I had heard enough outstanding things about it that the label wasn't going to deter me from trying it. It's not like I look at that and think "I don't like fishy beers."
I agree that I want the label to give me some kind of indication as to the beet style, but when I'm standing in front of the cooler, if I'm deciding between "Beer A" and "Beer B" it's usually based on things like:
Have I tried anything of theirs before?
Is this a beer that I've heard people raving about?
Yeah I am not ashamed to admit I am totally biased towards cans. On things like Fat Tire where it is availible in bottles or cans...you would have to be nuts to choose the bottles.
well as the bird said I am not drinking it out of the bottle or the can, and in every other aspect the can is far superior to the bottle.That's strange, because, for me, I'm very much swayed AWAY from cans. I don't really know why, but I would MUCH rather drink from a bottle than a can. Strange...
If anything, I might say that the Magic Hat labels give the impression of a firm that's more interesting in marketing than in making good beer, but the only way that I know that is because I've had (and been disappointed by) enough of their beers.
Hell, some of the best beer I've had is from McNeill's, who until recently was applying labels by hand - often, they were literally sheets of colored paper that were printed (probably on a laser printer) and glued on. Don't get any more rudimentary than that! Far less "professional" that I've seen people here do for their homebrew, but that gives you not one iota of a clue about the quality of the beer inside.
well as the bird said I am not drinking it out of the bottle or the can, and in every other aspect the can is far superior to the bottle.
Innis and Gunn oak aged beer. Has anybody seen this thing? my god i started drooling just looking at it on the shelf and just had to have one. they look absolutely delicious. although they do come in a clear bottle which is a little taboo.
Try and tell me right now you don't want to run out and find one of these beauties
Labels don't taste good. I like the beer behind them.
Labels don't taste good. I like the beer behind them.
nobody wants this?
Labels don't taste good. I like the beer behind them.
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